Aphrahat

AF-ra-hat

Syriac from Persian

"gained, earned"

Aphrahat Origin and Meaning

The name Aphrahat is a boy's name meaning "gained, earned".

Aphrahat is an old Syriac form of the modern Persian name Farhad, meaning "gained, earned". It was worn by a 4th century Christian hermit and saint, in what is now Turkey.